Example Sentences

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New President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has busied himself with budgetary questions, the central bank and a gaffe here and there.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2023

Victor Glemaud, a Haitian-born designer of statement knitwear, has busied himself with patterns for nearly his entire career.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2023

Unable to take measurements in person for garments, she has busied herself making curtains for customers, replacing zips or other tasks which can be accomplished without direct human contact.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2021

This is where Doctor Manhattan has busied himself with creating a paradise devoid of want or sin or crime, and whose beings exist to love and serve.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2019

The question of Yosemite's making has busied geologists from Professor Whitney of the University of California, who first studied the problem, down to F.E.

From The Book of the National Parks by Yard, Robert Sterling